Pump & dump ???

Curious who has done the pump and dump? I've been BFing for 14 weeks and am in desperate need of more than 1 glass of wine. How long do you have to pump and dump before you can BF again after drinking??

Curious who has done the pump and dump? I've been BFing for 14 weeks and am in desperate need of more than 1 glass of wine. How long do you have to pump and dump before you can BF again after drinking??

Having a martini doesn't make you a bad a mom, especially since you waited a couple hours after having the drink to nurse. As long as you're waiting the proper time to allow the alcohol to leave your breast milk, your baby won't be getting the alcohol. I would probably nurse and then have the drink rather then drinking while nursing as it doesn't take long for the alcohol to enter the bloodstream and breastmilk.

Because alcohol isn't stored in your breastmilk like it does in urine, you just have to wait the appropriate time to make sure the alcohol has dissipated from the milk. Hope this helps.

Having a martini doesn't make you a bad a mom, especially since you waited a couple hours after having the drink to nurse. As long as you're waiting the proper time to allow the alcohol to leave your breast milk, your baby won't be getting the alcohol. I would probably nurse and then have the drink rather then drinking while nursing as it doesn't take long for the alcohol to enter the bloodstream and breastmilk.

I'm super paranoid about it, so when I do drink, which has been a whole 3 times since I've had my daughter, I pump and dump even into the next day. I don't eat when I drink, just can't, makes me upchuck, so I have to wait until after i eat breakfast the next morning to help my body metabolize everything. But I know when I give my daughter the boob that there isn't any alcohol in my system anymore.

I'm super paranoid about it, so when I do drink, which has been a whole 3 times since I've had my daughter, I pump and dump even into the next day. I don't eat when I drink, just can't, makes me upchuck, so I have to wait until after i eat breakfast the next morning to help my body metabolize everything. But I know when I give my daughter the boob that there isn't any alcohol in my system anymore.

Don't do it! It doesn't work! As long as the alcohol is in your system it is in your breastmilk. If you have a glass of wine have it right after feeding the baby. By the time LO wants to eat again it will be out of your system. but pumping and dumping is stupid and does NOT work

Don't do it! It doesn't work! As long as the alcohol is in your system it is in your breastmilk. If you have a glass of wine have it right after feeding the baby. By the time LO wants to eat again it will be out of your system. but pumping and dumping is stupid and does NOT work

I have read and been told that there is no reason to pump and dump unless you are uncomfortably full. The way it was put to me by pediatrician and I'm pretty sure I remember reading it on the Kellymom website...if you feel the alcohol it's in your milk, but it metabolizes out of your milk as it goes out of your body/bloodstream. I'm pretty sure there is a section on alcohol on the kellymom site.

I have read and been told that there is no reason to pump and dump unless you are uncomfortably full. The way it was put to me by pediatrician and I'm pretty sure I remember reading it on the Kellymom website...if you feel the alcohol it's in your milk, but it metabolizes out of your milk as it goes out of your body/bloodstream. I'm pretty sure there is a section on alcohol on the kellymom site.

You can go to a place like Target and buy the alcohol test strips. If you pump and test and realize there is alcohol in it, then you can dump it, no alcohol you can keep that batch. They are $10 I think they are worth the piece of mind.

You can go to a place like Target and buy the alcohol test strips. If you pump and test and realize there is alcohol in it, then you can dump it, no alcohol you can keep that batch. They are $10 I think they are worth the piece of mind.

I am in pre-nursing and learned in my nutrition class that you metabolize 1 drink an hour, maybe 1.5 if you are eating with it. Like the PP said, the general rule is if you can feel it baby can too...If you have more than 1 glass just wait an hour or so, then pump, then you should be good to go unless you continue to drink ;o) HTH!

I am in pre-nursing and learned in my nutrition class that you metabolize 1 drink an hour, maybe 1.5 if you are eating with it. Like the PP said, the general rule is if you can feel it baby can too...If you have more than 1 glass just wait an hour or so, then pump, then you should be good to go unless you continue to drink ;o) HTH!

I've drank quite a bit in the past 3 mths and I'm bfing exclusively. It's not like a placenta where it's passed directly to the baby. Just drink in moderation and don't go overboard...1 or 2 should be fine.

I've drank quite a bit in the past 3 mths and I'm bfing exclusively. It's not like a placenta where it's passed directly to the baby. Just drink in moderation and don't go overboard...1 or 2 should be fine.

I am a bad mom and have had a martini while BF. I only had 1 and then fed my baby a few hours after. there were no side effects that I noticed. I read somewhere that it takes about an hour for the alcohol to get into your system and milk so you could be BFing while sipping wine and it wouldn't effect your baby. You figure they drink wine in France during the whole pregnancy- one glass isn't going to hurt.

I am a bad mom and have had a martini while BF. I only had 1 and then fed my baby a few hours after. there were no side effects that I noticed. I read somewhere that it takes about an hour for the alcohol to get into your system and milk so you could be BFing while sipping wine and it wouldn't effect your baby. You figure they drink wine in France during the whole pregnancy- one glass isn't going to hurt.

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